Lorenzo Pirola

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Lorenzo Pirola
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Lorenzo Pirola
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Pirola [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Carate Brianza, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Olympiacos
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2009 Casatese
2009–2013 Missaglia
2013–2014 COSOV
2014–2015 Luciano Manara
2015–2020 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Inter Milan 1 (0)
2020–2022Monza (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2023Salernitana (loan) 26 (2)
2023–2024 Salernitana 27 (1)
2024– Olympiacos 4 (0)
International career
2017 Italy U15 9 (1)
2018 Italy U16 5 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U17 21 (2)
2019 Italy U18 7 (1)
2020– Italy U21 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Lorenzo Pirola (born 20 February 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Italy under-21 national team, which he captains.

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Club career

Inter Milan

Pirola joined the youth academy of Inter Milan in 2015. [3] Pirola made his senior debut with Inter in a 4–0 Serie A win over SPAL on 16 July 2020. [4]

Loan to Monza

On 5 October 2020, Pirola moved to newly promoted Serie B side Monza on a one-year loan. [5] He made his debut on 27 October 2020, in a Coppa Italia third round match against Pordenone; [2] Monza won on penalties, with Pirola playing the whole 120 minutes. [6] Pirola played his first Serie B match on 22 December, [2] in a 2–0 win over Ascoli at home. [7]

On 14 July 2021, Pirola re-joined Monza on another one-year loan, with an option to buy for Monza and a counter-option for Inter. [8]

Salernitana

Pirola joined Salernitana in the Serie A on a one-year loan, with an option to buy and counter option in favour of Inter. [9] At the end of the season Salernitana triggered the option to buy, making the transfer permanent. [10]

International career

Pirola is a youth international for Italy. He represented the Italy U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they came in second. [11]

On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with Italy U21, playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against the Republic of Ireland in Pisa.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Milan 2019–20 Serie A 10000010
2020–21 Serie A00
2021–22 Serie A00
Total1000000010
Monza (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 120202 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
2021–22 Serie B100004 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
Total220200060300
Salernitana (loan) 2022–23 Serie A26210272
Salernitana 2023–24 Serie A27120291
Total533300000563
Career total763500060873
  1. 1 2 Appearances in play-offs

Honours

Inter Milan

Italy U17

Individual

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References

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  7. "Monza vs. Ascoli - 22 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. "Welcome back Pirola! - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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  11. "Lorenzo Pirola: "I Can Still Improve On A Lot Of Things, The Inter First Team Players Have Been Very Helpful To Me"". 12 February 2020.
  12. "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.